Pitzer v. Sullivan

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• remanding for payment of benefits where Secretary did not provide adequate reasons for disregarding examining physician’s opinion
• remanding for payment of benefits where Secretary did not provide adequate reasons for disregarding examining physician’s opinion
• an ALJ must provide “clear and convincing” reasons for rejecting the uncontradicted opinion of an examining physician
• “The nonexamining physicians’ conclusion, with nothing more, does not constitute substantial evidence, particularly in view of the conflicting observations, opinions, and conclusions of an examining physician”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Smolen v. Chater
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-03-29· cited 4,261×
• Lester v. Chater
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-11-03· cited 3,990×
• Kathryn C. Rollins v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-08-17· cited 2,116×
• Anne J. Holohan v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissionerof Ssa
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-04-17· cited 2,109×
• Kim Van Nguyen v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-11-20· cited 1,057×
• Herbert RAMIREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-11-09· cited 138×
• Leonard TYLITZKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-07-27· cited 95×
• Jim ERICKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-11-16· cited 61×
• Haroutinoun GHOKASSIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-12-02· cited 32×
• Prince v. Barnhart
  E.D. Texas· 2005-09-09· cited 15×
• Henderson v. Astrue
  E.D. Washington· 2009-06-10· cited 9×
• Morgan v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-02-25· cited 7×
• Knorr v. Berryhill
  C.D. California· 2017-06-02· cited 7×
• Ingram v. Barnhart
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-08-04· cited 7×
• Quarles v. Barnhart
  N.D. California· 2001-12-21· cited 3×
• Lewis v. Barnhart
  E.D. Texas· 2006-04-04· cited 2×
• Farris v. Barnhart
  Ninth Circuit· 2005-08-09· cited 2×
• DeClements v. Astrue
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-02-17· cited 2×
• Kearney v. Standard Insurance
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-04-21· cited 1×
• Kinder v. Berryhill
  C.D. California· 2017-03-23· cited 1×

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Coreen L. SPRAGUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-03-18· cited 1,403×
• Henry GALLANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-12-06· cited 650×
• Pamela A. STONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-05-21· cited 397×
• Pitzer v. Sullivan
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-07-13· cited 356×
• Wayne Winans v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  Ninth Circuit· 1988-08-04· cited 276×
• Sidney MILLNER, Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee
  Fourth Circuit· 1984-01-12· cited 33×
• Johnson v. Bowen
  W.D. Wisconsin· 1988-05-06· cited 8×